Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 347 - 335: Proud

Chapter 347: Chapter 335: Proud

Chen Qiuyu deliberately paused halfway through her sentence.

Yang Banmei’s face froze, displaying a touch of panic.

Chen Qiuyu watched her panicked expression with enjoyment, slowly savoring it until she had her fill, then she leisurely said, "Is there anyone in a more miserable state than I am now? People always sympathize with the underdog. Tell me, if the story changed from my own doing to ’justifiably excusable,’ wouldn’t at least more than half of the people change their tune and start sympathizing with me?"

The color drained from Yang Banmei’s face.

The people in the village were unilaterally sympathetic to her family precisely because Chen Qiuyu’s actions had gone far beyond any moral boundary, right? So when they humiliated her like this, aside from a small number of people who felt they were too harsh, most would say Chen Qiuyu had brought it upon herself.

If, if Chen Qiuyu were really to go out and say that, and adamantly claim that she did it all out of despair and for revenge after being...’betrayed’ by her own man...

Cold sweat ran down Yang Banmei’s back; she knew very well that such a narrative could be quite persuasive. Even if people were only half-convinced, from then on, her own family could no longer hold their heads high in the village.

She felt an intense hatred in her heart and wished she could tear that lecherous old man in her home into pieces. It was all trouble caused by him. Even if he spent money on pleasures outside the home, it would have been better than this mess caused by his philandering at home.

At this point, in her heart, Yang Banmei was completely convinced that all this trouble was stirred up by Niu Shan, cursing the old reprobate several times in her mind. When she thought about his usual unclear relationships with certain widows in the village, how could the keen-eyed villagers be fooled?

It turned out he had more nerve than anyone suspected, not even sparing his own daughter-in-law.

When she thought about Qiuyu’s despicable parents and elder brother, it was clear that they did not have a leg to stand on before, so even though Qiuyu had suffered such a great loss this time, they had to grit their teeth and accept it. Now that there was a change in the situation, she really didn’t dare to imagine how they would be pestered...

"What exactly do you want?" Yang Banmei asked in almost desperation and discouragement.

"You should first remove your hand from my neck. Someone might call the nurse over soon."

Chen Qiuyu glanced at the other patients and their families in the hospital room, who were paying attention to the commotion, and her mouth curled upward, "Things have come to this point, but rest assured, I have no intention of clinging to your family and Niu Dazhuang in the future. It’s not that I can’t be persuaded to stay silent from now on."

Yang Banmei’s face lit up at her words, then it darkened again, suspecting that the price her family would have to pay was not small. Sure enough, she heard Chen Qiuyu continue.

"But you’d at least want me to recuperate first, right? I’m not asking for much, just don’t forget to leave someone here to take care of me until I’ve recovered. Even when I’m able to be discharged, I should be taken care of according to the rules of a confinement period, with meals including eggs, and at least one chicken slaughtered every two days. Once I’m fully recovered, we can discuss everything else. Don’t worry, I’ve already cost your family so much money; I won’t continue to bite off more than I can chew."

Isn’t this still being excessively demanding? One chicken every two days, eggs with every meal – what kind of confinement care would warrant such treatment? How could she not be fed up?

Fire nearly shot from Yang Banmei’s eyes, "One chicken every two days is out of the question. Even the families in the village with the best means haven’t been known to be so wasteful. You’re just in your small month."

"I’ve lost my uterus; do you still think I’m just in my small month?"

Chen Qiuyu’s eyes narrowed dangerously as she looked at Yang Banmei, "Or you could just leave. If you don’t want to make peace, then let’s not. I might just ask someone to pass the word to my parents and brothers. Then we’ll see if it’s more expensive to pay for two chickens a day or to keep their mouths shut..."

"You..."

Yang Banmei was speechless with anger, pointing at Chen Qiuyu and unable to speak for a long time, she finally said in a defeated tone, "Can you guarantee not to tell anyone, and not let them know?"

"Haven’t I kept my silence all along?"

I knew she would give in.

Chen Qiuyu was secretly proud of her excellent idea to control the Niu family, "Don’t worry, I know what they are like better than you do. What good would it do me to tell them? They would take all the benefits and I’d be lucky to even end up with these coarse pancakes."

"One chicken a week."

Yang Banmei immediately believed Chen Qiuyu’s words as soon as she thought of her in-laws.

"One every three days, and not less, and only I can eat the chicken meat and soup. If any of you steal a bite, and the amount is short, I will not be happy," Chen Qiuyu bargained further.

"Five days."

Yang Banmei was in such agony she twitched, mentally calculating the cost. One chicken every three days meant ten chickens a month, not including eggs and other things.

"Three days, or even two if you don’t agree. You choose," Chen Qiuyu said with an unusual determination, unwilling to budge an inch.

She had the Niu family right where she wanted them, they had no choice but to agree. She had to get through this and recover her health first, and as for what the Niu family might endure later, a reputation for not holding grudges, she couldn’t care less.

She pretended they were taking advantage of her, but getting real benefits was what mattered most. If she fell into the hands of her family, not to mention chicken meat and soup, she wouldn’t even dare dream of an egg a day.

"Fine, one chicken every three days. But remember, don’t even think about breaking a bridge after crossing it. Even a cornered rabbit will bite. If it comes to it, I’ll go down fighting. At my age, a life for a life, I wouldn’t be at a loss," Yang Banmei said as if she had made a big decision.

"I’m not that foolish."

Chen Qiuyu’s face was full of mockery. Didn’t she know better than to back someone into a corner? Pushing someone too hard would leave neither of them with any good outcome.

"You just manage for tonight, I have to go back and make preparations." Yang Banmei stood up and coldly looked at Chen Qiuyu, feeling like she had swallowed a fly, yet unable to spit it out.

"Mom, take care on your way. Before you leave, could you please get me some hot water? You see how I struggle to even get up. I have to ask the nurse for everything, and it’s not nice to keep troubling them. After you go back, you really need to talk to Dad and stop fighting every time you disagree."

Chen Qiuyu spoke with a sly grin, intentionally disgusting her by speaking sweetly with a familiar tone, "If the fighting is too severe and I can’t get up tomorrow, delaying my breakfast, I don’t know if I’ll get light-headed from hunger and accidentally say something I shouldn’t."

"Don’t worry, I guarantee you won’t miss breakfast. Just be careful not to choke to death on your food in a hurry and spare the world from your mischief," Yang Banmei, half-dead with anger and currently at a loss with Chen Qiuyu, could only curse her with harsh words.